The site was identified as important in 2013 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:Species | Red List1 | Season | Year(s) | Size | IBA criteria |
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Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis | LC | non-breeding | 2012 | max 29 individuals | B4i |
Least Tern Sternula antillarum | LC | breeding | 2009 | max 53 individuals | B4i |
Common Tern Sterna hirundo | LC | non-breeding | 2007 | max 5 individuals | B4i |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2013) may differ.
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2013. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.
IBA conservation assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
2013 | near favourable | high | negligible |
Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
yes | population | good |
State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
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Species | Reference | Actual | Units | % remaining | Result |
Least Tern Sternula antillarum | 45 | 35 | individuals | 78 | near favourable |
Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
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Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Natural system modifications | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
Pollution | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
Transportation and service corridors | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Invasive and other problematic species and genes | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Geological events | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | whole area/population (>90%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Residential and commercial development | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | low |
Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | slow but significant deterioration | low |
Energy production and mining | past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting | some of area/population (10-49%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
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Protected areas | Management plan | Other action | Result |
Little/none of site covered (<10%) | No management planning has taken place | Very little or no conservation action taking place | negligible |
Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
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Marine Coastal/Supratidal | major (>10) | |
Shrubland | Arid lowland scrub | major (>10) |
Forest | Mangrove | minor (<10) |
Land use | % of IBA |
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nature conservation and research | major (>10) |
other | major (>10) |
tourism/recreation | minor (<10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rendezvous Bay Pond (Anguilla (to UK)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rendezvous-bay-pond-iba-anguilla-(to-uk) on 23/11/2024.